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Thursday December 24th, 2015
Monday December 21st, 2015
Alex White: How we use our energy has changed forever – but fracking is not...
Irish Independent
21 Dec 2015Dutch appeals court says Shell may be held liable for oil spills in Nigeria
Guardian
21 Dec 2015Government U-turn on renewables shows gas, oil and nuclear are still favourites
Guardian
21 Dec 2015Daffodils in bloom, the warmest ever December: how worrying is the world’s strange weather?
Guardian
21 Dec 2015Thursday December 17th, 2015
UK Government could face new legal action over city clean air zones
Belfast Telegraph
17 Dec 2015Analysis: The future of Irish farming won’t be dictated by the Paris conference
Irish Independent
17 Dec 2015EU says 1.5C global warming target depends on ‘negative emissions’ technology
Guardian
17 Dec 2015Record high Arctic temperatures in 2015 having ‘profound effects’ on region
Guardian
17 Dec 2015The 19th-century whaling logbooks that could help scientists understand climate change
Guardian
17 Dec 2015UK cuts to renewable energy make a mockery of its pledge at Paris climate talks
Guardian
17 Dec 2015Decline in over three-quarters of UK butterfly species is ‘final warning’, says Chris Packham
Guardian
17 Dec 2015Monday December 14th, 2015
James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks ‘a fraud’
Guardian
14 Dec 2015Critical mass of states will reach emissions peak by 2030 under climate deal
Guardian
14 Dec 2015Cameron’s ‘greenest-ever’ government should be red-faced on diesel subsidies
Guardian
14 Dec 2015How US negotiators ensured landmark Paris climate deal was Republican-proof
Guardian
14 Dec 2015Thursday December 10th, 2015
Paris climate talks: delegates warn of flaws in ambitious proposals for deal
Guardian
10 Dec 2015Despite Push for Cleaner Cars, Sheer Numbers Could Work Against Climate Benefits
New York Times
10 Dec 2015Paris Diary: ‘Earth’s a garden, let’s not pass it on as a wilderness’
Irish Independent
10 Dec 2015COP21 is too male dominated and has male priorities, says UN special envoy Mary Robinson
Guardian
10 Dec 2015Australia wins ‘fossil of the day’ for Julie Bishop’s coal speech at Paris climate talks
Guardian
10 Dec 2015UK has ‘lost world climate leadership role’ by axing domestic green policies
Guardian
10 Dec 2015Climate change could leave Chesapeake Bay island uninhabitable in 50 years
Guardian
10 Dec 2015One quarter of Alaska permafrost could melt by 2100 – US Geological Survey
Guardian
10 Dec 2015Monday December 7th, 2015
Finger-pointing European Union countries are far ahead of Ireland in energy consumption
Irish Independent
7 Dec 2015Coalition of business leaders challenges 2C climate change target – need carbon neutral by 2050
Guardian
7 Dec 2015Giant’s Park: New Belfast technology park for ‘clean tech’ industries to be unveiled
Belfast Telegraph
7 Dec 2015